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单词 international organization for standardization
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International Organization for Standardization


International Organization for Standardization

n (Units) an association composed of representatives of several national standards bureaus, founded in London in 1947 and based in Geneva, Switzerland, that establishes and maintains international standards for units of measurements, clothes sizes, technical terminology, etc. Abbreviation: ISO

International Organization for Standardization

A worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 100 countries, one from each country. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a non-governmental organization, established to promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world with a view to facilitating the international exchange of goods and services, and to developing cooperation in the spheres of intellectual, scientific, technological, and economic activity. ISO's work results in international agreements which are published as international standards. Also called ISO.

International Organization for Standardization


International Organization for Standardization

(standard, body)(ISO) A voluntary, nontreaty organisationfounded in 1946, responsible for creating internationalstandards in many areas, including computers andcommunications. Its members are the national standardsorganisations of 89 countries, including the American National Standards Institute.

ISO produced the OSI seven layer model for networkarchitecture.

The term "ISO" is not actually an acronym for anything. It isa pun on the Greek prefix "iso-", meaning "same". Some ISOdocuments say ISO is not an acronym even though it is ananagram of the initials of the organisation's name.

http://iso.ch/.

International Organization for Standardization

(ISO)The body based in Geneva that coordinates International Standards. It works with national bodies such as the British Standards Institute (BSI), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), and the European Committee for Standardization (CEN).

International Standards Organization, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

A body which promotes the development of world-wide standards and which publishes such standards.

International Organization for Standardization


International Organization for Standardization

ISO is not an acronym but the name of a standards setting organization chartered by the United Nations. The name ISO is derived from Greek and connotes equality, i.e. each member country regardless of size or wealth gets only one vote. The ISO 4217 are the standard three letter currency codes. These codes are usually composed of the ISO 3166 two letter country code plus a third letter representing the name of the currency.

International Organization for Standardization

A non-governmental organization that sets standard codes for countries and currencies. ISO sets the ISO 3166 codes for countries and provinces, which are used in international banking transactions and shipping. Likewise, it sets the ISO 4217 codes for individual currencies. ISO has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and, because its standards are usually adopted into the law of member states, it is more powerful than most other NGOs.
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